Wallace Shawn : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
It is not rational to believe that the Palestinians in the occupied territories will be terrorized by force and violence, by cruelty, by starvation or by slaughter into a docile acceptance of the Israeli occupation.
Barbara Crossette : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Lakhdar Brahimi, a leading UN troubleshooter in the Middle East weighs in on the crisis in Gaza and speculates on how it may affect Obama's presidency.
Moustafa Bayoumi : Middle East
Tribalism is in vogue among conservative Middle East scholars. But a better understanding comes from investigating regional ties rather than sectarian divisions.
Eric Alterman : Middle East
Israeli writers and intellectuals look at their nation and its problems in a more nuanced and realistic way than most Americans.
Hillel Schenker : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world--squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.
Jonathan Schell & Martin J. Sherwin : Iran
Israel and the Mideast are approaching a stark choice: nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free region.
Hillel Schenker : Presidential Election 2008
The media was enthused, but ordinary Israelis, cynical about their own political leaders, gave Obama a muted reception. The refrain here is "No, they can't," not "Yes, he can."
Phyllis Bennis : Middle East
Palestinians lament the Israeli-built wall and life under occupation, and fear permanent restricted access to the holy city of Jerusalem.
Nadia Hijab : Presidential Election 2008
Why is Barack Obama courting right-wing groups like AIPAC and steering clear of the American Jewish left and center?
Mohamad Bazzi : Middle East
By conflating Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah, the President displays his ignorance--and could be laying the groundwork for attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah.
Akiva Eldar : Middle East
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
Neve Gordon
Despite conflict and contradictions, what is precious and beautiful about Israel is its ongoing struggle for social justice.
Saree Makdisi : Occupation & Occupied Territories
The breach in the wall at Rafah dramatized the fact that an imprisoned population is at the point of starvation.
Ben Lynfield : Migration & Immigration
Abandoning Israel's longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.
To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?
Moral mudslinging has stifled debate over the Israel lobby.
Stephen Glain : Alternative & Independent Media
A spirited daily paper is the last remaining defender of Israel's tradition of dissent.
Their numbers are dwindling, they're low on money and face potential violence and certain prosecution. But Israeli anarchists continue to stand with embattled Palestinians.
Naomi Klein : War on Terrorism
Gaza is in chaos, but Israel's economy is booming as high-tech entrepreneurs scramble to meet the post-9/11 world's hunger for spy tools and containment walls.
Eyal Press : Student Movements
What happens when a student magazine committed to fostering dialogue opens its pages to critical views on Israel?
Azmi Bishara, a member of the Knesset, has been charged with treason for speaking out against injustices committed by Israel.
Jen Marlowe : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Dante's circles of hell provide an apt metaphor for the Palestinian experience in Gaza. And it can only get worse.
Alexander Cockburn : Jimmy Carter
The Israel lobby retains its grip inside the Beltway, but it's starting to lose its hold on the broader public debate.
The flap over Jimmy Carter's new book underscores that the Israel lobby in the United States exists to serve only the interests of the Israeli right wing.
Many Israelis and their American allies are sleeping through the rise of the virulently anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman.
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